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Born in May 25, 1803 / Died in April 27, 1882 / United States / English

Poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The Sphinx

... Rue, myrrh and cummin for the Sphinx, ...

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Uriel

... But, now and then, truth-speaking things ...

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Alphonso Of Castile

... Earth crowded cries, "Too many men,"— ...

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Hamatreya

... Hear what the Earth says:-- Earth-Song'Mine and yours ...

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Sursum Corda

... Go thou, sweet Heaven, or, at thy pleasure stay ...

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The Barberry Bush

... Wait till the frost has turned its green leaves red, ...

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Suum Cuique

... The rain has spoiled the farmer's day ...

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Astræ

... To those who gaze from the sea's edge ...

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Tact

... To Broadway again:The maid would reward him,— ...

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Saadi

... Flee from the goods which from thee flee ...

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Painting And Sculpture

... Beauty, which bones and flesh enough invest ...

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To Eva

... Amidst the deep-eyed dew!When the red bird spread his sable wing, ...

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Ode To William H. Channing

... The astonished muse finds thousands at her side ...

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Mithridates

... O doleful ghosts, and goblins merry, ...

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The Sphynx

... Rue, myrrh, and cummin for the Sphynx, ...